Selena Gomez Says She Was Too Famous To Play Hannah In ‘13 Reasons Why

Selena Gomez Says She Was Too Famous To Play Hannah In ‘13 Reasons Why//

Selena Gomez was the executive producer of the Netflix teen drama 13 Reasons Why, //
but many fans are wondering why she didn’t scoop up the lead role as Hannah in the buzzy 13-part series, //
which is based on author Jay Asher’s bestselling YA novel of the same name. Gomez is 23-years-old,//
but she looks young enough to play the teen character. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter,//
Selena said the prospect of bringing the character to life was too “frightening” for her.//
“A book is frightening for me because I know the cult following it has, //
which is the reason why I didn’t want to be in it,” Selena told THR. //
13 Reasons Why is about a teen girl named Hannah who commits suicide//
and leaves behind a series of audio cassettes which contain the 13 reasons why she did it.//
As a way of transitioning from her Disney Channel persona, Gomez was initially eyeing the role//
as Hannah in a Universal Pictures movie adaption of the story back in 2011.//
“Originally, my mom and I found the project because I wanted it to be a transition piece,”//
Selena explained to THR. “Jay knew that my mom [exec producer Mandy Teefey]//
and I would be behind it for years, no matter how long it took to take it to that place.”//
When it came time to adapt the story into a TV series, Selena knew right away she didn’t want //
to play the lead role. Gomez, who did a 90-day rehab stint last year, told THR she sees herself “as Hannah so much.//
“Seven years ago I did and even more so today, which I think is funny because it’s backwards,” //
Selena said. Selena Gomez has other reason for not wanting to star in the series. //
Gomez told the New York Times she didn’t want her already famous face to overshadow the story.//
“I wanted it to be credible,” Selena said. “If I’m a part of it, that’s going to cause a whole other conversation.”//
Gomez revealed that it “organically began to become a project that I knew I would be behind the scenes with”//
because she knew it would be a “distraction” if she took a role in the show.//
Selena Gomez and her team eventually found newcomer Katherine Langford //
to take on the “heavy” role of Hannah. Like Selena, Langford said the character “represents so many people.”//
13 Reasons Why has been an instant hit on Netflix, and Gomez has not ruled out a second//
season of stories surrounding the people Hannah left behind. We don’t know what is going to go beyond it,//
but we know there are so many stories that lie beneath each character,” Selena said. //
“That’s why it became a series in the first place. So we’ll see. As for her own future as an actress//
and executive producer, Selena told the New York Times that she hopes 13 Reasons//
Why will serve as a “launching pad” for her. I want to be a part of projects that have value, //
that really matter,” Gomez revealed.

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